Gala honors families of fallen service members, military supporters
PINEHURST — Military families, Gold Star families and retirees were recently honored during a two-day event at the 17th annual Soldiers Appreciation Weekend hosted by The Patriot Foundation.Founded in 2003 by Spike Smith, the foundation provides scholarships to children of soldiers who have died, are wounded, injured or have become seriously ill while fighting the Global War on Terrorism, organizers said. […]